Distillate-burner.



G. H. SCHOPP. DISTILLATE BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10, 1908.

922,522. Patented May 25, 1909.

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CHARLES H. SOHOFF, OF HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA.

DISTILLA'IE-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Application filed. March 10, 1908. Serial. No. 420,235.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. SOI-IOFF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Half Moon Bay, in the county of San Mateo and State ofCalifornia, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements inDistillate- Burners, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in liquid fuel burners ofthat type in which the fuel is vaporized and converted into a gasprevious to combustion.

The object of the invention is to design a burner of this type whichwill operate without the usual roaring noise and which will evenlydistribute the heat throughout the fire boX.

The invention further contemplates a novel construction of burner tubewhich operates to strain the gas previous to ignition and to prevent anysolid particles entering the jet opening of the burner.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a liquid fuel burner embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same.Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectionalview through one of the burner tubes.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

Specifically describing the present embodiment of the invention, thenumeral 1 designates the generator which has a tubular formation and ispreferably arranged in a horizontal position. The opposite ends of thegenerator may be closed in any suitable manner as by means of the caps2, one of which receives the supply pipe 3 through which oil ordistillate passes to the generator, the flow of the oil being controlledby a valve 4 of any approved construction. One or more openings areformed in the bottom of the generator and threaded within these openingsare the burner tubes 5, the openings through the burner tubes beingcontracted at their lower or outer ends to provide the jet It will alsobe observed that the ends of the burner tubes projecting outwardlybeyond the generator have an angular formation as indicated at 7 toadmit of the burners being readily placed in position or removedtherefrom by means of a wrench or similar tool. These burner tubesproject within the generator and the upper extremities of the tubes areshown as abutting a ainst the to of the 'enerator b means of which theyare closed. Lateral openings 8 are formed in the upper portion of theburner tubes 5 through which the gas enters the tubes previous to beingdischarged through the jet openings 6. These lateral openings 8 serve tostrain the gas and exclude any solid particles which might lodge in thejet openings and interfere with the proper operation of the burner.

Located immediately below the generator 1 is a flame deflector 9 whichserves to divide the flame and deflect the same laterally in oppositedirections. As shown on the drawings this deflector 9 comprises a pairof oppositely inclined walls intersecting in a longitudinal ridge 10which is located immediately under the jet openings of the burn ers. Atrough 11 is provided upon each side of the flame deflector 9 and thesetroughs serve to receive the oil or other inflammable material utilizedin starting the burner. Projecting upwardly from opposite ends of thedeflector 9 are the standards 12 upon which the generator rests, thesaid generator being held securely in position by means of the U-bolts13 which engage perforated ears projecting laterally from the standards.

When starting the burner the necessary quantity of oil or inflammablematerial is placed in the troughs 11 and ignited, the generator 1 beingthereby heated to vaporize the oil or distillate therein. The heatproduced by the burner is then sufficient to maintain the generator atthe required temperature. As the flame issues from the jet openings 6 itis divided into two sections by means of the ridge 10 and the sectionsof the flame are deflected laterally in opposite directions. in thismanner the burner is prevented from causing the usual roaring noisewhich is more or less objectionable and the heat is evenly distributedso as to rise and act uniformally upon the generator, therebymaintaining the latter at the required temperature for vaporizing theoil or distillate. It will thus be apparent that the deflector servesthe double function of acting as a muflier to prevent noise and also ofcausing in even distribution of heat within the fire Having thusdescribed the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a burner of the character described, the combination of a hollowgenerator, burners applied to the generator, a deflector comprisingoppositely inclined walls which intersect in a ridge, said ridge beingdisposed immediately opposite the burners and serving to divide theflame issuing therefrom and deflect it laterally in opposite directions,means upon the deflector for supporting the generator, and a trough atthe lower portion of each of the inclined walls of the deflector.

2. In a burner of the character described, the combination of a tubulargenerator provided upon its lower side with openings,

burner tubes fitted within the openings and provided at their lower endswith jet openings, the upper extremities of the burner tubes beingclosed by the top of the generator and the upper ends of the tubes beingformed with lateral openings for straining the gas, and a deflectorcomprising oppositely inclined Walls intersecting in a ridge which isarranged immediately below the jet openings of the burner tubes andserves to divide the flame issuing from the burner tubes and to deflectit in opposite directions. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. SCHOFF. Witnesses WM. T. WIGHTMAN, B. A. GRIFFITH.

